Found my dream welder

[Trimley]

Bought from an older gentleman. He said there was about an hour on it. I've wanted this welder now for quite a while.
A Millermatic 211.

It come with the cart, small tank, wire, hood, gloves and literature. $1300

 

[Tughill Tom]

Very nice machine, I have a 185 Mig that works for me and I have the Alum. spool gun for it.
Best of luck with it and happy welding!

 

[Trimley]

Very nice machine, I have a 185 Mig that works for me and I have the Alum. spool gun for it.
Best of luck with it and happy welding!

I'm upgrading from a Hobart Handler 120 so this is going to be fantastic. The Aluminum Spool Gun is on my list to get. I just can't justify the costs to have things done these days. They are outta my budget.

 

[mcmxi]

Bought from an older gentleman. He said there was about an hour on it. I've wanted this welder now for quite a while.
A Millermatic 211.

It come with the cart, small tank, wire, hood, gloves and literature. $1300 View attachment 114056

Very nice and a great price for sure! I have a Millermatic 185 that I bought at least 20 years ago and it's still going strong. I've gone through two liners, hundreds of pounds of wire, goodness knows how many bottles of gas. I have the aluminum spool gun for it too.

A few years ago I bought a Lincoln Square Wave TIG 200 for TIG and stick and it's very good. I'll be using it to weld up a bunch of pipe soon as part of my barn builds. As some point I'd like to buy a more powerful stick machine.

Square Wave® TIG 200 TIG Welder

Square Wave TIG 200 welder for AC/DC stick and TIG welding uses Square Wave Technology.

www.lincolnelectric.com

Not sure about anyone else here but I really enjoy welding. It was a good career for 15 years and one in which I never stopped learning. Once I started a new career I continued to weld and still enjoy it to this day. I do wonder what years of welding, prior to the advent of respirators, has done to me. Last night I watched a fascinating video on YouTube from a Northern Irish welder. He's in the middle of repairing a rock crusher jaw that weighs 10 tons or more.

 

[Flintknapper]

Love mine.

Get a spool gun for it too so you can weld aluminum.

 

[Trimley]

Love mine.

Get a spool gun for it too so you can weld aluminum.

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I've not looked into the Alum spool gun, what do they sell for?

 

[mcmxi]

@Trimley, don't get too attached to the bottle of gas unless you want to pay for inspections and wait around for it to be filled. I'm in the exchange program and let the local gas supply deal with the certification stuff. I only say that because I see @Flintknapper has a color-matched gas bottle.

 

[Flintknapper]

@Trimley, don't get too attached to the bottle of gas unless you want to pay for inspections and wait around for it to be filled. I'm in the exchange program and let the local gas supply deal with the certification stuff. I only say that because I see @Flintknapper has a color-matched gas bottle.

^^^^^^

"I know a guy".

 

[The Evil Twin]

I was expecting....

 

[Flintknapper]

I've not looked into the Alum spool gun, what do they sell for?

Miller Electric 300371 Spoolmate 100 Series Spool Gun

Top Features: Light Industrial Gun - For use with 4043 Series aluminum wire rated at 135 amps at 30 percent duty cycle 12-foot Direct Connect Cable - Heavy-duty strain relief provides extended reach and accessibility to your work Dual V-knurled Drive Rolls with Adjustable Tension -...

shopweldingsupplies.com

 

[hodge]

I've been using a 215 Multimatic daily for 6 years, now. It's been flawless.

 

[Trimley]

@Trimley, don't get too attached to the bottle of gas unless you want to pay for inspections and wait around for it to be filled. I'm in the exchange program and let the local gas supply deal with the certification stuff. I only say that because I see @Flintknapper has a color-matched gas bottle.

I know. I already had two bottles. I got another with the 211. I own them, so no charge if I have the bottle for........years.

 

[Trimley]

Miller Electric 300371 Spoolmate 100 Series Spool Gun

Top Features: Light Industrial Gun - For use with 4043 Series aluminum wire rated at 135 amps at 30 percent duty cycle 12-foot Direct Connect Cable - Heavy-duty strain relief provides extended reach and accessibility to your work Dual V-knurled Drive Rolls with Adjustable Tension -...

shopweldingsupplies.com

Thanks.

Yowie. In due time, unless I find a deal used. Time to start researching.

 

[barts]

Thanks.

Yowie. In due time, unless I find a deal used. Time to start researching.

Or consider a TIG welder

 

[Trimley]

Or consider a TIG welder

Haha, matter of fact there was a nice Hobart for sale recently.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Bought from an older gentleman. He said there was about an hour on it. I've wanted this welder now for quite a while.
A Millermatic 211.

It come with the cart, small tank, wire, hood, gloves and literature. $1300 View attachment 114056

Awesome find…great job…

 

[WFM]

Congratulations on a nice find.
That will last you years and years.
Miller makes a great machine.

 

[Trimley]

All wiped down (fondled) but the bottom shelf.

 

[dlsmith]

I'm on my second 211, I had an earlier model I bought about 15 years ago, I think, and when the new smaller version came out, I sold the older one to a friend and bought the newer model like you have.
Great machine, I use mine a lot. I have the spool gun, but haven't tried welding aluminum yet.

 

[Trimley]

I'm on my second 211, I had an earlier model I bought about 15 years ago, I think, and when the new smaller version came out, I sold the older one to a friend and bought the newer model like you have.
Great machine, I use mine a lot. I have the spool gun, but haven't tried welding aluminum yet.

Right on. I have a few friends who use the 211 in the commercial application. They both rated them highly suggested. New, I could not justify when I was looking, no matter. This one popped up while scrolling the local marketplace. He listed it at $1800. I got it for $1300. It pays to be polite and not like a lowballer where they get insulted, which has happened to me on several things I've wanted to buy. I got lucky.